We Are Of The Reckless Kind

16

The last thing I saw before everything went black, was Luke making dinner. I feel like that happened ages ago.

I opened my eyes after what felt like centuries.

"Is anyone here?" I said, my voice cracking.

I guess I haven't spoken in a long time too. I looked around the room and recognized it as a hospital room. I saw Luke laying down on the chair next to the bed. He had bags under his eyes.

"Luke?"

"Um, Hazel, don't leave me... I love you.." he mumbled.

"Luke, I'm here."

His eyes shot open and he jumped from the chair.

"Hazel?! Hazel! She's awake! Somebody come!"

A couple of nurses flew in after a few seconds. What happened? What's wrong with me?

"What... What happened?" I asked, my voice cracking after every word. This is gonna be annoying, I thought to myself.

"You passed out, hun." a nurse with a southern accent said. I tried my best to hold back my laughter.

Wait a minute, passed out? I passed out? From what? I'm taking my medicine. I feel perfectly fine.

"From what?" I asked.

"We still don't know, sweetpea. You have been passed out for a long time, though."

What?

"Long time? How long?"

"Three weeks."

Three freaking weeks?! How? Why? When?

"Wow."

"This boy has been here non-stop for the past three weeks." she said while pointing at Luke, who was outside of the room now. He looked freaked out and he was panicking.

"Is he your boyfriend? He looks like a nice young man. We told him he couldn't visit right now and he understood why. People rarely do nowadays." she said.

I sighed. "I wanna hug him right now."

"Just a few tests and we'll be done here. Then you can do all the hugging you want. But nothing more. You don't want that old hag Ruth walking in on you." she said and I looked at the old lady just outside the door yelling at a nurse for not doing her job properly.

I laughed. "You are really nice."

"And hot." she said.

I laughed and then came to realization. "Oh my God, I bet I look like a trainwreck right now."

"Don't worry honey. There is like one cute doctor in this hospital."

I laughed. "I like you..."

"Mary. Call me Mary."

"Well, Mary, I bet you already know my name."

"Unfortunately." she smiled.

I have always met some great people in hospitals. The 'in hospitals' part is a bit unfortunate.

"Where are my parents?" I asked Mary.

"They have been here all the time, except for when they have work."

"Oh, okay. Does me passing out have something to do with my depression?"

"Maybe. Have you been taking your anti-depressants?"

Shit. I haven't taken them for a week before I passed out.

"I didn't take them for like a week."

"Oh, Hazel. You know, if you don't take them regularly, the side effects of your depression start kicking in."

"I didn't. It's not like there's a manual for depression." I started getting annoyed.

"Okay, hun. Calm down. Getting you angry is the last thing we need right now."

I sighed and laid back. After a couple of minutes Luke came in all calm and collected. Personally, I thought he'd barge in and panic, but was I wrong.

"Are you okay?" he spoke in a low, almost careful, tone.

"Luke, I'm fine. Never been better. No need to worry."

"No need to worry? Hazel Winters, I don't even know how this happened. One second I'm making dinner, the next second you're falling off your chair. I thought you died or something. I thought you left me. And then you don't wake up for three weeks? I was scared shitless Hazel. I haven't slept normally in a long time."

"I'm sorry I caused all of this. I should've taken my anti-depressants." I mumbled.

"Yes, you should've."

I sighed again. Was he really that scared?

"Can I hug you?" he blurted out.

I grinned. "I've been waiting for you to ask that."

With that said he came closer and wrapped his arms around me. I've missed this feeling. I took his face in my hands and crashed my lips into his. I wanted to feel this spark again. The spark I haven't felt in ages. Every kiss with Luke feels like the first.

"What was that for?" he asked when I pulled away.

"Are you kidding me? I haven't kissed my boyfriend in three weeks and you're asking 'What was that for'? I give up."

He laughed and pecked my lips.

I didn't do a lot for the rest of the day. I've basically just sat on my bed watching Luke sleep. I know it's creepy but I can't help it.

We are a weird couple, aren't we? With me being a total trainwreck and him being this cool guy, we are complete opposites.

We are like a bomb about to go off. I still don't know how we haven't exploded yet.

All I know is that I've put him through all of this and he still hasn't left.

He's still here and he's still mine.